Biosphere – Life Science Living

1. Biosphere – Life Science Living Life Cycles Animals -- Consumers Herbivores - plants Carnivores - meat Omnivores – meat/plants Predator and Prey Consumer Producer Decomposer Plants -- Producers Photosynthesis Mammals (fur, warm blooded, milk from mother, live birth) Amphibians Reptiles Birds Fish Insects – metamorphosis egg larva pupa adult Biomes- a group of ecosystems with the same climate -grasslands/prairies -tundra -taiga -deserts -deciduous forest -rainforest Ecosystems – organisms Interacting w/ each other and the environment Communities Populations Individuals Ex. 1 -Aquatic Ecosystem (Watershed) 2 -Pond community 3 –population of dragonflies 4 –green darter (individual) Inherited Traits Learned Behaviors Adaptive Characteristics Habitat Food Water H2O Shelter Space Food Chain --- Food Web --- Food Pyramid Cycles Nitrogen - decompose Water – H20 Carbon Dioxide & Oxygen – CO2 X O2 Niche – the role of an organism in an ecosystem Climate -

2. Nature of Science • Tools for Magnification • Hand lens • Magnifying Glass • Microscope • Telescope Tools for Measurement Mass – pan balance GRAM triple beam balance Length/distance – cm ruler METER meter stick Time – stopwatch Liquid-Volume-Capacity LITERS beaker graduated cylinder measuring cups Temperature thermometer 0 – freezing point 100 – boiling point Create heat – hot plate Conductivity – electricity Magnetism – magnet Direction – compass Safety Equipment goggles apron gloves lab rules Share data Tables Charts Graphs Scientific Method/Process 1-purpose/problem 2-hypothesis/question 3-experiment materials procedures 4-results/data 5-conclusion INFERENCE